The Proportion of Variability of the Dependent Variable Accounted for or Explained

question 107

Multiple Choice

The proportion of variability of the dependent variable accounted for or explained by the independent variable is called the _______.

• A)sum of squares error
• B)coefficient of correlation
• C)coefficient of determination
• D)covariance
• E)regression sum of squares

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